Definition and Examples of Literary Terms. Diatribe is a violent or bitter criticism on something or someone. It is a rhetorical device used as a verbal attack against a person, group, institution, or a particular behavior.
The bark and leaves of the ipil are used in traditional medicines. The tree's timber, called merbau or kwila, is a very durable and termite-resistant wood, making it a highly valued material for flooring and other uses.The wood can also be used to extract a dye. Merbau can contain a gold fleck that runs through the grain, considered to be attractive by some.ntsia bijuga is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific.
Kwa. 1  of, belonging to, or constituting Kwa. 2  a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Ewe, Ibo, Yoruba, and other languages of coastal West Africa.